Ethnic Studies (PT) bei Solano Community College

About the Department

Welcome to the application process for part-time faculty at Solano Community College. Solano Community College (SCC) values the diversity of its community and is committed to honoring and empowering all our students. Our goal is to find dedicated faculty to support and serve our diverse student body and surrounding communities. We invite student-centered applicants knowledgeable in culturally responsive teaching and effective practices to engage students and help them reach their academic goals. 

Description of Position

The successful candidate will teach Introduction to Ethnic Studies, which surveys the histories and cultures of all four groups at the core of ethnic-studies scholarship and practice: Black/African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Latinos, and Native/Indigenous Americans. Future opportunities to teach courses focused on one of the four groups listed above may become available as our college’s burgeoning Ethnic Studies Program expands. 

We are specifically seeking candidates who are community-engaged scholars committed to antiracist, decolonial, and social-justice pedagogy. Our college currently has a high demand for ethnic-studies educators enthusiastic to teach in-person classes at our main campus in Fairfield, and at our Vacaville and Vallejo Centers. In addition, we are also actively recruiting candidates who are interested in teaching justice-impacted students at nearby state correctional facilities as part of our Rising Scholars Program (although availability to teach in Rising Scholars is not a requirement of this position). 

About the College

Solano Community College (SCC) serves one of the most ethnically and racially diverse counties in California. Located on the ancestral lands of the Patwin people, SCC’s Fairfield campus is in the heart of Suisun Valley midway between San Francisco and Sacramento. We also serve students at two centers in Vallejo and Vacaville, at Travis Air Force Base, and at three correctional facilities.

SCC students are dedicated, resilient, and remarkable individuals who deserve the best opportunities a community college can provide. Providing this opportunity means having interest in and ability to work with students from diverse academic and/or socioeconomic backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, and racial and ethnic groups. Our students come from both urban and rural backgrounds, from the military, and other diverse backgrounds. We serve students who represent the following demographics: Latino (37%), Asian American (22%), Black non-Hispanic (16%), and White non-Hispanic (21%). We seek candidates who embrace our community, our student population and who have an unwavering commitment to equity, especially the elimination of barriers to college access, success, and completion. 

Current college efforts toward equity include the Puente Project, Black Falcon Success Program, Students Overcoming Adversity and Recidivism [SOAR], the AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) Student Achievement Program, Pride Center, Undocumented Resources Center, Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS), Rising Scholars, and our Veterans Center. Additional efforts include professional support such as Teaching for Equity (T4E), the Student Equity and Success Council, and the Ethnic Minority Coalition. 

For more information, please visit us at www.solano.edu. 

Position Duties

Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Provide instruction in ethnic studies in accordance with established and evolving course outlines. 
2. Maintain current knowledge and skills in the area of assignment.
3. Use equitable teaching practices to create a positive learning environment for students from diverse backgrounds.
4. Utilize and stay up to date with district technological policies and utilize different technological strategies for accessibility and student success.
5. Prepare and grade assignments in a timely manner. Evaluate and provide timely verbal and written assessments of student performance.
6. Maintain regular and substantive communication with students outside the classroom by holding regular office hours, providing adequate messaging to students, and responding to student inquiries in a timely manner. 
7. Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics including effective communication with peers, staff, students, and administrators.
8. Maintain required student attendance, scholastic records, and other related materials. Meet administrative timelines and submit completed reports and required documents.
9. Participate in department/school meetings, college-wide committee work, professional development activities and initiatives, and collegial governance. This is encouraged but not required. In some cases, it is paid in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement and College and School policies.
10. Participate in the assessment and evaluation of student learning outcomes (SLOs) and Program Level Outcomes (PLOs).
11. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Department Chair.

Minimum Qualifications

Understanding of and a sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and racial and ethnic backgrounds of community college students

AND

Master’s in Ethnic Studies or Master’s in African-American/Black/Africana Studies 

OR

 Master’s in Latino Studies/La Raza Studies/Chicana/o Studies OR Master’s in Asian-American Studies OR Master’s in Native American/American Indian Studies 

OR the equivalent.

If you do not meet the minimum qualifications exactly as stated above, you must request an equivalency review and submit conclusive supporting documents at the time of application. Equivalency is defined as possessing the general education for the degree and the major coursework for the degree. The equivalency request form can be downloaded here(Download PDF reader). All degrees must be from accredited institutions.

Other Qualifications

Successful applicant will:

• Have scholarly training in, a passion for, and a commitment to the field of ethnic studies, which is rooted in a specific history of racial-justice activism and distinct from “multicultural education” broadly speaking. 
• Celebrate and engage students’ community cultural wealth and use antiracist, culturally responsive, assets-based, and collaborative methods in curriculum and pedagogy to engage the diverse learning styles/needs of students.
• Have experience promoting equity-mindedness in educational settings and supporting minoritized populations, including African American, Filipino, and Latino students, who comprise the largest segments of SCC’s non-white student population.
• Demonstrate an ability to self-evaluate, integrate constructive feedback to effect change, participate in professional growth and development activities, and embrace lifelong learning.